The East Montgomery County Improvement District held a community meeting May 26 to gather ideas for a 200-acre plot of land in New Caney, which will include a park.

About the project: EMCID leaders are collecting input on Phase 2, which is slated to become a roughly 64-acre park, EMCID President and CEO Frank McCrady said during the May 26 meeting. Ideas for EMCID's park include gardens, playgrounds, and walking and biking trails, but details are not finalized.

Public input: EMCID is gathering community input for the park ahead of filing an application with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for a grant, as previously reported by Community Impact.

“We want to make sure that we capture your wants and desires for the community in the future. ... And as we grow and expand and do more things, we want to make sure that we understand the things that you want and how you want our community to grow,” McCrady said.

Here's the latest on three road projects planned or recently completed in East Montgomery County.

Old Houston Road Segment 1

• Project: Old Houston Road will be widened from two to four lanes with a turn lane and roadside ditches between Hwy. 242 and FM 1314.
• Update: Final design for Segment 1 is complete, and the construction contract was awarded in Commissioners Court on May 21, Montgomery County Precinct 4 officials said.

• Project: Proposed improvements include survey, alignment and right-of-way acquisition for the future extension of Galaxy Boulevard north of FM 1485/the Grand Parkway. 
• Update: Field work is currently underway, Precinct 4 officials said.

• Project: Fostoria Road was widened from two to four lanes between Hwy. 59 and Morgan Cemetery Road. Turn lanes were also added at Morgan Cemetery Road, and ditches were reconstructed along the corridor.
• Update: Drainage improvements were completed in late 2025, and road construction wrapped up this spring.

The Montgomery County Memorial Library System’s upcoming summer reading program runs from June 1-July 25. The theme is “Unearth a Story," and the library system will have free events and reading challenges as part of the program, according to a May 26 news release.

About the program: According to its website, the reading program is composed of two parts—self-paced reading and community events. The events are free and open to the public and will be available at all seven MCMLS locations for the eight-week program. 

Dates to know: All seven MCMLS locations will be hosting kickoff parties to celebrate the beginning of the summer reading program. The dates and locations can be found below:

• Mitchell Library: June 1, 10 a.m.-noon
• Kevin Brady Library: June 1, 2-4:30 p.m.
• Malcolm Purvis Library: June 3, 10 a.m.-noon
• Tullis Library: June 3, 10 a.m.-noon
• Central Library: June 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Meador Library: June 4, 10 a.m.-noon
• Stewart Library: June 5, noon-2 p.m.